Trade Winds Take Over Big Island Forecast

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Alerts (as of 1:00 a.m.)

A Small Craft Advisory is posted through 6 a.m. Wednesday.

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**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Big Island high/low forecasted temperatures, projected winds, chance of cloud cover, projected localized weather conditions, vog/SO2 forecast and expected wave heights.**

Looking Ahead

Back to more normal trade wind weather for the rest of the week. Clouds and brief showers should favor windward areas, especially during the night and morning hours. Leeward areas are forecast to be mostly dry, except for afternoon clouds and a few showers over the leeward slopes of the Big Island. The moderate trade winds are expected to weaken for the upcoming weekend, and into the early part of next week.

Today 

Partly to mostly cloudy with brief scattered windward showers in the morning and isolated afternoon showers. Mostly clear in the morning for the Kona side with mostly cloudy skies and isolated showers in the afternoon. High temperatures from 85° to 90°. Winds will be northeast around 10 to 20 mph.

UV index at 12 (“extreme” exposure level)

Tonight 

Winds will be northeast around 10 to 20 mph. Mostly cloudy with scattered windward showers and clearing for lee spots as the night goes on. Low temperatures from 71° to 76°.

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